Couple Gives $50,000 Gift For Library

LIBRARY NEWS

December 27, 1998|MELISSA L. SALUS

The Broward Public Library Foundation has received a $50,000 gift from Barbara and Milton Jones for the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center.

The public library and center, the third of its kind in the United States, will house books, recordings, artifacts and other materials that document the experiences of people of African and Caribbean descent.

The library will contain 75,000 books by and about African-Americans, a 300-seat auditorium, community meeting rooms, exhibit areas, viewing and listening center, historical archives, a youth services area and technology center.

It is scheduled to open in 2000.

For more information, call Kay Harvey, executive director of the Broward Public Library Foundation, at 954-357-7469.

The Deerfield Beach Branch will bring nature to the library with two special programs by naturalist Marsha Colbert of Broward County Parks and Recreation Division. Colbert will give two slide presentations to patrons about Deerfield Island Park.

For wildlife enthusiasts, "Manatees: Florida's Sea Cows'' is the topic on Tuesday at 7 p.m. At this time of year, as the manatees migrate in our waters, Colbert will tell the story of these endangered mammals and reveal the best spots for sightings.

Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE BRANCH, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd., 954-765-4263.

Call for program information.

GALT OCEAN MILE READING CENTER, 3403 Galt Ocean Drive, 954-537-2877.

Call for program information.

IMPERIAL POINT BRANCH, 5985 N. Federal Highway, 954-492-1881.

Tuesdays. Advanced Fiction Workshop, with author Joyce Sweeney, 6:45-8:45 p.m. Sponsored by the Florida Center for the Book. Call 954-357-7401 for cost and to pre-register.

MAIN BRANCH, 100 S. Andrews Ave., 954-357-7444.

On display in the Bienes Center: The WPA: An Exhibition of Works, Progress, Administration, Literature and Art from the Collections of the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts.

Through Jan. 2: Multicultural Holiday Exhibit. Sponsored by Broward Public Library Foundation as part of American Heritage Series.

Through Jan. 2: Discovering the Art of Haiti, paintings by Louis Rosemond and Louis Louissaint. Sponsored by Broward Public Library Foundation as part of American Heritage Series.

Through Thursday: Registration for January Toddlers and Tots Stories and Freeplay Series. Call 954-357-7504.